Romans 8:35-39

[FoundInGrace]

I have a question regarding these verses
they mention nothing about us being able to separate ourselves from the love of God.
perhaps I just need a bit of reassurance that even my own self cannot separate me from the love of God, that His love is greater than that too..
would be interested in what are people's thoughts on these verses regarding that?
many thanks

Romans 8

35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?

36 As it is written:

For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.



37No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,

39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

 

[Frogster]

I have a question regarding these verses
they mention nothing about us being able to separate ourselves from the love of God.
perhaps I just need a bit of reassurance that even my own self cannot separate me from the love of God, that His love is greater than that too..
would be interested in what are people's thoughts on these verses regarding that?
many thanks

Romans 8

35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?

36 As it is written:

For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.



37No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,

39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

It is true,but often hard to believe.Through all the tuff ugly stuff that hit him through the externals (your verses),he still knew that God was still loving him.

But dont forget this too.In that same book of Romans,in chapter 7 Paul saw all his own PERSONAL UGLINESS too.7:24,he said most wretched.We all carry a wretched part,and God still loves us anyway.

He is a treasure in an earthen vessel.We are funky vessels with a big God in us!

 

[wayseer]

I have a question regarding these verses
they mention nothing about us being able to separate ourselves from the love of God.
perhaps I just need a bit of reassurance that even my own self cannot separate me from the love of God, that His love is greater than that too..
would be interested in what are people's thoughts on these verses regarding that?
many thanks

Paul is reiterating the unsavory aspects of following God - we will be hated. We will be tortured and scorned. But Paul also says that God is faithful regardless of how we might personally feel about ourselves.